10th Kup Grading - (White belt to yellow stripe)

 

Fitness:

• Jogging on the spot

• 15 Press-ups

• 15 Sit ups

• 15 Jump jacks

• 10 Leg raise exercise (each leg)

 

Line work:

• Middle section obverse punch in walking stance (same arm and leg forward)

• Middle section reverse punch in walking stance (opposite arm and leg forward)

• Low block reverse punch in walking stance

• Middle block reverse punch in walking stance

• Front kick reverse punch in walking stance

 

Floor Exercise:

• Sajo Jirugi (four directional exercise)

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Freestyle Linework (all done on the bounce):

• Obverse punch, Reverse Punch

• Obverse punch, Reverse Punch, Rear leg turning kick

• Lead backfist, Reverse Punch

 

Set Sparing:

• 3 step sparring 1- 2

 

Pad work:

• Pad drill: 1

 

Shield Work:

• Rear leg front kick

• Rear leg turning kick

 

Self defence:

• Defence from a straight punch to take down

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Required Theory:

What does white belt signify?

White belt signifies innocence, having no previous knowledge of Tae Kwon Do.

 

What do the words Tae Kwon Do mean?

Foot, hand and art.

 

What are the five tenants?

Courtesy – Integrity – Perseverance – Self-Control – Indomitable Spirit

 

Count to 5 in Korean:

one hanna, two dool, three set, four net, five dasaul.

What is Korean for walking stance? – describe the stance.

Gunnon sogi - (1 ½ shoulders long, 1 wide – 50/50 weight distribution)

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Extra Theory: (not tested on grading but good to know)

Training hall - Dojang

Training suit - Dobok

Instructor - Sabum

Belt - Ti

Attention - charyot

Bow – kyong ye

Ready - chunbi

Return to ready stance - barrol

High – Nopunde

Middle – Kaunde

Low - Najaude

Attention stance – Charyot sogi

Parallel ready stance – Narani chunbi sogi

Sitting stance – Annun sogi (1 ½ shoulders widths wide)

Obverse punch – Baro jirigi (same arm and leg forward)

Reverse punch – Bandae jirigi (opposite arm and leg forward)

Forearm – Palmok

Inner forearm – An palmok

Inner forearm block – An palmok makgi

Outer forearm – Bakat palmok

Outer forearm block – Bakat palmok makgi

In middle block, what is the height of the fist and the angle of the arm? - Fist level with the shoulder, arm 90 degrees